The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-18

have to say about it," the young man
finally replied, what do you think it
was done for2"
In an instant Mrs. Rawson was trans
formed. Her black eyes flashed the
fire of deadly hate, and she seemed to
culver from head to foot.
What do think of it?" she cried.
II am glad of it. He deserved it." She
stopped just long enough to catch her
breath: What was it done for? Be
cause he has made me out on the
stand by the boy" she cried, raising her
arms with a dramatic gesture, He
did no more than any boy would do.
He is the son of his mother" Then
she began to pace to and fro over the
heavily carpeted floor. II intended to
do 1t myself she exclaimed, suddenly
stopping in the middle of the floor.
Did your son know of your inten-
! ton p
She turned a wicked look on her
questioler and said sharply: Il do not
know. He might have known 1t. He
surely knew he deserved it," Then she
grew hungry for more details of the
bloody deed. She inquired where he was
shot and some of the circumstances.
81 am glad Ct it." she exclaimed, In
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place, the old hypocrite; in front of the
church-pan-." Again she asked
about the details, Did all the shots
hit him ?" she exclaimed with q
look Of tigerish expectancy.
Yes, | believe they did" I'm glad
oft, he deserved all be got" At this
juncture Mrs. Rawson's lawyer arrived,
and the reporter was promptly ex-
cluded. When shortly afterward young
Lee, in his cell at the police station saw
reporter approaching, he jumped
up abruptly, and without waiting for a
q Iestlol declared, II have nothing
whatever to say except that / am en-
tirely responsible. 1t was wholly my
own act. My mother knows absolutely
nothing of it." When pressed for his
metive, Lee would at first only say
You know well what's been in the
papers" Being further urged, he
burst out, He tried to prove my
now he wanted to make out my sister
a bastard, and that's all l will
say" The career of the young
mans mother is in many respects
remarkable. She has been married
several times; was divorced once. and
as q department clerk in the govern
ment service at Washington is under
stood to have been concerned in some
decidedly sensational incidents. 1t was
as the possessor of conslds rable real
estate in Chicago that she first became
acquainted with Rswson. Their mar
riage soo1 followed. That was about
i've or six years ago. Rawson is 81
years old, and his wife claims is
physically wreck. Whatever the cause
of their disputes, the matter finally !
went TO the courts. On September |
18th, 1886, Mrs. Rawson's long
her husband was filed. The allegations
were cruelty and refusal of her husband |
TO support her. closing with recital of |
how he has installed detectives in their !
home to close it up when Mrs. Rawson |
should leave 1t. RaWson had in the |
meantime left the house and taken up |
his abode with q friend. In his answer |
to the bill, Rawson avowed that his |
married life had been terrible and |
continual drama of domestic calam-
ity and wretchedness, The sole |
cause IF which was his wife's |
phenomenally awful, deyilish and
wicked temper and habits of profanity
and blasphemy, which were not re-
vealed TO him until after his marriage.
Going into her history, Dawson declared
that his wife had made false represent
atoms to him to get him TO marry her,
when she represented that she was the
widow of Charles G. Lee. who left her
comfortably of, and the mother of TWO
children. He further testified that his
wife was married in New Orleans
on April Sd, 1856. to John G. Slaymaker,
who at the time the bill was filed, was
living at Arkadelphia. Ark, and the |
divorce obtained from Slaymsker, a few |
years later, was illegal. Consequently |
the marriage with defendant should be |
declared void. n August b, 1885, be |
refused to place any more money to her |
credit at the bank, and on September !
29th, she was refused admittance to his |
house, and detectives were left on |
guard to prevent her gaining an |
entrance. While the suit was pending, |
q porter on ST. Louis sleeping car tes- |
titled that Mrs. Rawson had occupied a
berth with a strange man on his |
sleeper. This story was partially cor
roborated bV other parties and car con-
ductors. Allthese allegations were en- |
phaticaiiY denied by Mrs. Rawson, and /
later the colored porter was brought mp |
before Justice Lyon, on the charge Of |
perjury, when ne acknowledged the I'M
truthfuluess of his former statements. |
Since then, every point, especially in !
the matter of alimony, has been
contested Vi h il creased bitterness, !
the cLIminstion ing Rawson's sddi-
II NAL charges and to-day's horrible
tragedy.
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon Mr.. Raw
son had his attorneys called in and |
made his will. AT midnight the
wounded mans condition was I'M
changed, but there is very little hope of
his recovery. General 1. n. Stiles, who
has been acting as Mrs Rawson's attor-
ney in the divorce case, says he is not
prepared to state as yet whether he will
defend young Lee. He says, however,
he will stand by Mrs. Rawson, as he
believes her to nave been grossly abused
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